Archives for December 2009

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‘"We’ve won back-to-back now. Now we need to run a few more together. I think we know we can play with [Pittsburgh]. I don’t know for sure if we’re a better team than them. But I know we can play with them. I think our goal is to become a better team and make it even tougher on the other teams around us."’

‘Stafford, scratched Sunday in St. Louis after going 15 games without a goal, scored the Sabres’ first two goals and set up the tying tally midway through the third. Jason Pominville completed the comeback with a power-play goal with 9:05 to play.’

‘“When you have just one of those nights in your first 40, it’s not so bad. He’s been so solid for us,” Ruff said of pulling Miller, omitting the night on Long Island. “I guarantee you probably every starter in this league is going to get pulled this year and to get one after 40. It just looked like he was having a tough night. You’ve got to take the emotion out of it and give the other guy a go.”’

‘If the Sabres want to make a serious run at an Eastern Conference title, they will need Lalime to continue his strong play in spot starts, as Miller will need some additional rest with his involvement in the Olympics. If Miller is forced to play a majority of the games down the stretch due to unreliable play from Lalime, Miller could easily gas out like he did at the end of the 2008 season, missing the playoffs again.’

‘With just over seven minutes to play in the second period, Penguins defenseman Jay McKee covered the puck in the crease with Fleury out of position, and the Sabres were awarded a penalty shot. Stafford was given the opportunity to shoot and scored low to the glove side to put the Sabres on the board.’